Dietary Fibre: Englyst Procedure for Determination of Dietary Fibre as Non-starch Polysaccharides: Measurement of Constituent Sugars by Colorimetry

Analysts, 1997,33, 145-159 MAFF VALIDATED METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF FOODSTUFFS DIETARY FIBRE:ENGLYST PROCEDURB FOR DETERMINATION OF DIETARY FIBRE AS NON-STARCH POLYSACCHARIDES: MEASUREMENT OF CONSTITUENT SUGARS BY COLORIMETRY v40 Correspondence on this method may be sent to Hans Englyst, Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, CBz zDH Correspondence on the MAFF Validated Methods Series may be sent to Roger Wood, Food Labelling and Standards Division, Ministry ofAgriculture, Fisheries and Food, CSL Food Science Laboratory, Norwich Research Par! Colney, Norwicb NR4 7UQ COSHH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS Analysts are reminded that appropriate hazard and risk assessments required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, 1988 (See “Control of Substances Hazardous to Health – Approved Codes of Practice, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, 1988”) must be made before using this method.